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With Illinois Degrees, ‘No Limits’ on Opportunity for Success, Says Donor Dr. John Coyne
October 14, 2025 / Alumni News

As a boy growing up on a livestock farm near Pontiac, Illinois, John Anderson Coyne dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. Now, 51 years after earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of…
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Update on FreeStyle Libre

August 25, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Abbott is discontinuing the FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor (FSL 2) previously stocked by the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Therefore, we are now stocking the FSL 3 Plus sensor.  The new sensor is smaller and can store…
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Staff Spotlight: Rabeka Clarke, CTF

August 25, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Clarke is a certified tradesman farrier. Tell us about your background. I grew up trail riding horses as well as riding on ranches in Oregon. I was fortunate enough to have a farrier as my…
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Considerations Surrounding Castration

August 25, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

We have all seen animals that we wish had come in about three months earlier! How do we encourage clients to castrate early? Why are we castrating at all? For many of our livestock species,…
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Get to Know Katye Swinford

August 22, 2025 / Get to Know

Katye Swinford, Administrative Aide, began working at the college in 2025. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?February 2025. Describe your role at the college.Administrative Aide – working with administration for scheduling,…
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Alumni Awards Recognize Service, Excellence

August 05, 2025 / Alumni News

The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and its alumni association have selected the award recipients for 2025. Winners will be recognized at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, during the happy hour event…
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Get to Know Di Wu

July 25, 2025 / Get to Know

Dr. Di Wu, lecturer in the Department of Pathobiology, began working at the college in 2024. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I started working at the college in August 2024….
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Research Spotlight: Leyi Wang

July 25, 2025 / Research News

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? My research primarily focuses on the development and validation of diagnostic methods…
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